I think they did. They had doctors.
"Psychological and mental illnesses were viewed as the effect of nature on man and were treated like other diseases.Hippocrates argued that the brain is the organ responsible for mental illnesses and that intelligence and sensitivity reach the brain through the mouth by breathing. Hippocrates believed that mental illnesses can be treated more effectively if they are handled in a similar manner to physical medical conditions"
Science claims only physical particles are real.
Christianity claims the spirit is real.
Thus science is the outer and Christianity is the inner. A dialectical relation.
Science claims only physical particles are real. — Jackson
So, you never took a philosophy class. It shows. — Jackson
Why did Aristotle and the ancient Greeks never talk about self-consciousness? Was there some huge leap in evolution where the brain developed self-consciousness? I think not.
— Jackson
The stuff we call "inner" they called divine. They thought the universe was alive with lust and arrogance.
We say those things only reside between our ears.
Who knows how our descendants will describe it. — Tate
Example? And please don't cite Homer. We are talking philosophy. — Jackson
Some philosophers question the very concept of subjectivity as deeply flawed. — Jackson
Subjectivity is that which, generally speaking, pertains to the 1st person experience of an individual. — Bob Ross
You're confusing methodology with ontology. — ZzzoneiroCosm
Your arrogance inhibits your capacity to learn. You're not a tenth the philosopher 180 Proof has proved himself to be. — ZzzoneiroCosm
You don't mention Descartes, but it seems like he would be the exemplar of what you object to. He put the personal experience of the 'real' directly against what can be verified. Is that a Christian thing in your understanding? — Paine
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